take notes

Idioms  

1. Also, make notes. Record one's observations or what one hears in order to help recall them later. For example, Jim never takes notes in class and I think he'll regret it, or The decorator made notes of window measurements and other dimensions. [Mid-1500s] Also see take note.

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Example Sentences

Maya-Jade had taken to wearing a pencil behind her ear to take notes, and now she took it out and scratched something down before tapping the pencil against her chin.

From Literature

“I’d take notes,” said Brugman, as she listened in, and then they’d discuss what they could tell the new reporters.

From Literature

Doctors are already using artificial intelligence to take notes while with patients—but are large language models ready to consult?

From Slate

Every five minutes, he and his fellow researchers take notes, singling out one of the group's 10 adult males to follow each day.

From Barron's

Why take notes when it doesn’t matter what I say?

From Literature